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Latest News in Telecommunications

  • August 21, 2026

    DC Circ. Voids Block On OMB Funding Freeze

    The D.C. Circuit on Friday vacated a district judge's block on the Trump administration's pause on a wide array of federal grants, loans and financial assistance, ruling that the Office of Management and Budget's rescission of the memorandum rendered the lawsuit moot.

  • August 21, 2026

    Dish Says Media Co. Gaia Infringed Streaming Patents

    Colorado-based Dish Technologies LLC and Sling TV LLC claim streaming company Gaia Inc. infringed five of their patents for content streaming that employ technology meant to adapt to a user's available bandwidth, telling a Colorado federal court the company had actual knowledge of the patents.

  • August 21, 2026

    TikTok Inks $400M Deal With DOJ To End Kids' Privacy Suit

    TikTok has agreed to pay $400 million to resolve the U.S. Department of Justice's claims that the short-form video platform illegally collected personal information from kids under 13, marking one of the largest recoveries ever obtained under the federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, the feds said Friday.

  • August 21, 2026

    How To Structure Protective Order AI Provisions In IP Disputes

    A survey of protective orders in recent intellectual property litigation reveals best practices for drafting provisions on artificial intelligence use that maximize IP protection while balancing enforceability with efficient discovery, say Matthew Stephens and Bryce Tabbut at MoFo.

  • August 21, 2026

    Meta Tells DC Circ. To Reject FTC Appeal

    Meta Platforms Inc. urged the D.C. Circuit not to revive the Federal Trade Commission's monopolization lawsuit targeting its purchases of WhatsApp and Instagram, arguing Thursday that a D.C. federal judge correctly held that in the here and now, competition from TikTok and YouTube means it "has no monopoly."

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